Vehicle

Land Rover Range Rover

The flagship, and the vehicle in this catalogue with the highest ratio of chassis-electronics faults to drivetrain faults. Air suspension, terrain response, active anti-roll and a long list of comfort modules each store their own codes — so the first diagnostic act is deciding which system a fault belongs to. As on any vehicle this networked, a marginal battery manufactures a screenful of plausible faults, and checking supply first is not a formality here.

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Generations

Classic 1970–1996

The Rover V8 era, and a body on a separate chassis — rust in the boxed sections is what ends these rather than any one component.
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Land Rover Range Rover
Engines
3.5 V8 — petrol · Rover V8

3.9 V8 — petrol · Rover V8

4.2 V8 — petrol · Rover V8

2.4 turbo diesel — diesel · VM Motori

2.5 turbo diesel — diesel · VM Motori

2.5 200Tdi — 200Tdi · diesel

2.5 300Tdi — 300Tdi · diesel
Transmissions

4-speed LT95 manual · 5-speed LT77 manual · 3-speed TorqueFlite A727 automatic · 4-speed ZF 4HP22 automatic

Drivetrain

Four-wheel drive
P38A 1994–2002

The electronic air suspension and the BeCM body computer are the faults that strand these cars, and neither is diagnosed at the engine.
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Land Rover Range Rover
Engines
4.0 V8 — petrol · Rover V8

4.6 V8 — petrol · Rover V8

2.5 turbo diesel — M51 · diesel · BMW M51
Transmissions

4-speed ZF automatic · 5-speed ZF manual

Drivetrain

Four-wheel drive
L322 2002–2012

BMW-derived electrical architecture early in the run, Ford-derived later — a real discontinuity inside one generation.
- 5L40-E / 5L50 5-speed automatic
- ZF 5HP 5-speed automatic
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Land Rover L322
Engines
4.4 V8 — M62TUB44 · petrol · 210–224 kW (282–300 hp) · BMW M62 on early cars

4.2 supercharged V8 — AJ34S · petrol · 294 kW (394 hp)

5.0 V8 — AJ133S · petrol · 276–375 kW (370–503 hp) · 625 Nm (461 lb-ft)

5.0 supercharged V8 — petrol · 276–375 kW (370–503 hp)

3.0 Td6 — diesel · BMW M57

3.6 TDV8 — diesel · 200 kW (268 hp)

4.4 TDV8 — diesel · 230 kW (308 hp)

4.4 — AJ41 · petrol · 210–224 kW (282–300 hp) · 427 Nm (315 lb-ft)

2.9 — M57 · diesel · 390 Nm (288 lb-ft)
Transmissions

5-speed automatic · 6-speed automatic · 8-speed automatic · 5-speed GM 5L40-E (TD6 only) · 5-speed ZF 5HP (V8 only) · 6-speed ZF 6HP · 8-speed ZF 8HP

Drivetrain

Four-wheel drive
L405 2012–2021

Aluminium body; diesel V6 and V8, plus a plug-in hybrid late in the run.
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Land Rover D7u
Engines
3.0 supercharged V6 — petrol · 250–280 kW (335–375 hp) · 450 Nm (332 lb-ft)

5.0 supercharged V8 — AJ-V8 · petrol · 375–405 kW (503–543 hp) · 625–680 Nm (461–502 lb-ft)

2.0 Ingenium PHEV — plug-in hybrid

3.0 TDV6 — diesel · 183–258 kW (245–346 hp)

4.4 SDV8 — diesel · 230–250 kW (308–335 hp)

3.0 Ingenium straight-six diesel — AJ20D6 · mild hybrid

5.0 V8 — AJ133 · petrol · 276 kW (370 hp) · 510 Nm (376 lb-ft)
Transmissions

8-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Four-wheel drive
L460 2021–present

Mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid across the range.
- Ingenium petrol (AJ200 / AJ20P6)
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Land Rover MLA-Flex
Engines
3.0 Ingenium straight-six — AJ20P6 · mild hybrid

4.4 twin-turbo V8 — petrol · 390 kW (523 hp) · BMW N63

3.0 Ingenium PHEV — plug-in hybrid

3.0 Ingenium straight-six diesel — mild hybrid

3.0 turbo straight-six — AJ300 · mild hybrid · 250–375 kW (335–503 hp) · 495–700 Nm (365–516 lb-ft)
Transmissions

8-speed ZF 8HP automatic

Drivetrain

Four-wheel drive

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